evidence.

1. Noun

   your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

   the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling

2. Noun

   an indication that makes something evident

   his trembling was evidence of his fear

3. Noun

   (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved

4. Verb

   provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes

   His high fever attested to his illness

   The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication

   This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness

5. Verb

   provide evidence for

   The blood test showed that he was the father

   Her behavior testified to her incompetence

6. Verb

   give evidence

   he was telling on all his former colleague

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1. Noununcountableusually

   Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.

2. Noununcountableusually

   Anything admitted by a court to prove or disprove alleged matters of fact in a trial.

3. Noununcountableusually

   One who bears witness.

4. Noununcountableusually

   A body of objectively verifiable facts that are positively indicative of, and/or exclusively concordant with, that one conclusion over any other.

5. Verbtransitive

   To provide evidence for, or suggest the truth of.

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